Mostyska weather in December

In December, Mostyska sees average daytime highs of 2°C and overnight lows near -3°C, with 44 mm of precipitation across 10.2 wet days and about 8 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 3°C in the first days to 1°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 12 min at the start of December to 7 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Mostyska's 12th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mostyska's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11th warmest
Overnight low
-3°
3rd coldest
Precipitation
44 mm
10.2 wet days
Daylight
7 h 54 min
8:26 AM – 4:21 PM
Cloud cover
76%
12th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
0.77 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Mostyska is city of Ukraine.

Density
2,271/km²
people per km²
Founded
1404

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 3°C in the first days to 1°C by the end.

A typical December day in Mostyska reaches about 2°C in the afternoon and slips back to -3°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -5°C and 8°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 5°C cooler than November and about 1°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
14-1
23-1
33-1
43-1
53-2
63-2
73-2
83-2
92-2
102-2
112-2
122-2
132-2
142-2
152-3
162-3
172-3
182-3
192-3
201-3
211-3
221-3
231-3
241-3
251-4
261-4
271-4
281-4
291-4
301-4
311-4

How December really feels in Mostyska

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
31
wind chill below the day's low

The story in December is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Mostyska weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°3810.57.48.40.0
Feb / -4°4310.379.80.0
Mar / -0°4710.73.411.51.1
Apr14° / 5210.9113.54.1
May19° / 8613.7015.15.7
Jun22° / 13°8113.40166.1
Jul24° / 14°10214.2015.76.3
Aug24° / 14°7410.9014.26.8
Sep19° / 10°7110.3012.46.0
Oct14° / 579.50.510.53.9
Nov / 4810.33.18.81.0
Dec / -3°4410.26.280.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 78%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12377
22377
32377
42377
52377
62377
72179
82179
92179
102179
112080
122080
132080
142179
152179
162179
172179
182179
192278
202377
212377
222377
232476
242476
252476
262377
272377
282377
292377
302377
312278

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Mostyska gets around 44 mm of rain and snow over 10.2 wet days in December. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 33% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days, and about 6 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12916
22916
32916
42916
53016
63017
73117
83117
93118
103218
113219
123319
133320
143420
153420
163421
173521
183521
193522
203522
213522
223522
233522
243522
253522
263522
273522
283521
293521
303622
313622

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of December feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, December lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in December

Winds average 15 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
1315light breeze
1415light breeze
1515light breeze
1615light breeze
1715light breeze
1815light breeze
1915light breeze
2015light breeze
2115light breeze
2215light breeze
2315light breeze
2415light breeze
2515light breeze
2616light breeze
2716light breeze
2816light breeze
2916light breeze
3016light breeze
3116light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 12 min at the start of December to 7 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 8:11 AM to 8:32 AM, and sunset from 4:23 PM to 4:29 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.28:114:23
28.28:124:23
38.28:134:22
48.18:154:22
58.18:164:22
68.18:174:21
78.18:184:21
88.08:194:21
98.08:204:21
108.08:214:21
118.08:224:21
128.08:234:21
137.98:244:21
147.98:254:21
157.98:254:21
167.98:264:21
177.98:274:21
187.98:284:21
197.98:284:22
207.98:294:22
217.98:294:22
227.98:304:23
237.98:304:23
247.98:314:24
257.98:314:25
267.98:314:25
277.98:324:26
287.98:324:27
297.98:324:27
307.98:324:28
317.98:324:29

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.77 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.77 kWh/m² to a high of 5.44 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 0.77 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.9Dim
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30.8Dim
40.8Dim
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60.8Dim
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310.8Dim
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Mostyska?

Our two travel scores rate December for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

0.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Mostyska.

What to pack for Mostyska in December

From December's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In December, Mostyska sees daytime highs around 2°C and nights near -3°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Mostyska in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mostyska peaks around June 23 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 23UV 7Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul7High
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Mostyska?

Mostyska sits at 49.8°N, 23.2°E, 210 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Przemyśl, 28 km away.

Topography around Mostyska

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Mostyska.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mostyska has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 101 m around an average of 226 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 152 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,009 m.

The land around Mostyska is covered by cropland (39%), trees (27%) and grassland (26%) within 3 km, cropland (48%) and trees (31%) within 16 km, and trees (50%) and cropland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
101 m
16 km
152 m
80 km
1,009 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Przemyśl 28 km · Sambir 31 km · Novoyavorivs'k 34 km · Horodok 36 km · Jarosław 42 km · Przeworsk 55 km · Drohobych 56 km · Boryslav 60 km

Ukraine travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 31% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$5,866
2025
Happiness
4.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
88%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
3.8
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
10.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 526

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Mostyska (49.7947°, 23.1508°, elevation 210 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).